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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Malvern Hills District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
18,069 approved · 3,167 refused · 1,630 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 1980 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Orchards, The Village, Abberley, Worcestershire, WR6 6BN
Received 6 Oct 2014The Mount Tunnel Hill Upton Upon Severn Worcester WR8 0QL
Received 20 Oct 2022Land At (Os 7619 6572) Worcester Road Great Witley
Received 27 Aug 2026Cowleigh Park Farm Cowleigh Park Cradley Malvern WR13 5HJ
Received 11 Aug 2026Fairoaks Farm Hollybush Ledbury HR8 1EU
Received 16 May 20243 Leigh Court Barns Leigh Worcester WR6 5LB
Received 29 Jan 2021Land At (os 7844 3290) Van Der Hills Nurseries Pendock
Received 11 Nov 201933 Peachley Gardens,Lower Broadheath,Worcestershire,WR2 6QS
Received 20 Feb 2012Badger Barn Sutton Court Sutton Tenbury Wells WR15 8RJ
Received 3 Jun 2025The Cottage Astley Burf Stourport On Severn DY13 0RX
Received 7 Apr 2021Barbary Cottage Castlemorton Common Castlemorton Malvern WR13 6LE
Received 24 Jul 2017Land adj The Highways Worcester Road Great Witley Worcester WR6 6HR
Received 1 Apr 2015Mortimer Lodge,Hanley Swan,Worcestershire,WR8 0DN
Received 6 Oct 2011109 Christine Avenue Rushwick Worcester WR2 5ST
Received 11 Mar 2014Unit 1 & Unit 2 Bridge Education Centre, Hanley Workshops, Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, WR8 0DX
Received 12 Nov 201312 Frederick Road Malvern WR14 1RS
Received 11 Mar 2020Winds Crest 111 Wells Road Malvern WR14 4PD
Received 28 May 202512A Hawthorn Lane Malvern WR14 3LA
Received 23 Sept 2024Malvern College, College Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DF
Received 30 Nov 2010Upper Town Cottage,Berrington,Worcestershire,WR15 8TH
Received 21 Nov 2011Claphill Farm Claphill Lane Rushwick Worcester WR2 5TP
Received 20 Nov 2014Bank House Bowling Club Bransford Worcester WR6 5JD
Received 19 Aug 2013Walnut Cottage,124 Clevelode,Worcestershire,WR13 6PD
Received 10 Feb 2012Downend Farm Long Green Forthampton Gloucester GL19 4QJ
Received 3 Dec 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Malvern Hills District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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